Check the Mistake

[hairless17]

In order to improve our English I suggest an activity :
I start
I give you a sentence or a word or an expression that contains a mistake
and you have to correct it
here it is :
I practice english everyday

[cute_angel]

very nice Idea

I practise English every day

because practise is a verb and practice is a noun



She give me some advices

[cd_nail]

peace be upon you

thank you for the usefull idea it really works.
I am not good in english but i'll try to correct the mistake.

She gives me some advices.

".I'd like to live a small town"

[cute_angel]

Hello ,I think your english is good but there is an other mistake which you didn't correct it's the word advice it is uncountable so it doesn't take an s at the end

and the sigular of it is a piece of advice


I'd like to leave this small town"

The English l a n g u a g e do not suites every one.

[hairless17]

The English L a n guage does not suite everyone

God protects you

[cute_angel]

God protect you

here it is the subjunctive mood which indecates a prayer so we don't put the s


THe teacher may has some good ideas to present

[hairless17]

المشاركة الأصلية كتبت بواسطة cute_angel

God protect you


THe teacher may has some good ideas to present

The teacher may have some good ideas to present

She has got a long hair
please explain the correction next time

[cute_angel]

المشاركة الأصلية كتبت بواسطة hairless17

The teacher may have some good ideas to present

She has got a long hair
please explain the correction next time

Ok brothe I've explained the previous one

for this sentence we can simply say she has a long hair but even she has got a long hair is correct it's the present perfect

better late then never does

[hairless17]

the mistake I meant is :
a long hair
here hair is uncountable so we can't say a hair
thanks

[hairless17]

better late then never does
the correction is :
Better late than never done .

[cute_angel]

here hair is uncountable so we can't say a hair

I didn't get the point here

I think we can say a long hair

[hairless17]

Countable Nouns

Countable nouns are easy to recognize. They are things that we can count. For example: "pen". We can count pens. We can have one, two, three or more pens. Here are some more countable nouns:

* dog, cat, animal, man, person
* bottle, box, litre
* coin, note, dollar
* cup, plate, fork
* table, chair, suitcase, bag

Countable nouns can be singular or plural:

* My dog is playing.
* My dogs are hungry.

We can use the indefinite article a/an with countable nouns:

* A dog is an animal.

When a countable noun is singular, we must use a word like a/the/my/this with it:

* I want an orange. (not I want orange.)
* Where is my bottle? (not Where is bottle?)

When a countable noun is plural, we can use it alone:

* I like oranges.
* Bottles can break.

We can use some and any with countable nouns:

* I've got some dollars.
* Have you got any pens?

We can use a few and many with countable nouns:

* I've got a few dollars.
* I haven't got many pens.

Uncountable nouns are those that have only one form and we cannot count them.

water rain petrol bread meat golf tennis

We do not use a or one, two, three etc, before uncountable nouns.

We'll give a list of common uncoutable nouns, and some of the words we use in front of them:
a glass

bottle
of water

milk
a cup of tea

coffee
a spoonful of sugar

salt
a slice

piece
of bread

cheese

ham

cake
We can use some with all these words. We also use grams/kilos/litres etc. in shops:

Can I have three litres of milk, please?

* Some nouns can be countable or uncountable:

UNCOUNTABLE:

I like coffee.

My hair is blonde.

I haven't got time.

I always have sugar in my tea,

COUNTABLE:

I'll have two coffees, please (cups of coffee)

There's a hair in my tea

We had a good time.

Three sugars in my milk, please.

[hairless17]

What are countable nouns?

Countable nouns are individual objects, people, places, etc. which can be counted.

books, Italians, pictures, stations, men, etc.

A countable noun can be both singular - a friend, a house, etc. - or plural - a few apples, lots of trees, etc.

Use the singular form of the verb with a singular countable noun:

There is a book on the table.
That student is excellent!

Use the plural form of the verb with a countable noun in the plural:

There are some students in the classroom.
Those houses are very big, aren't they?

What are uncountable nouns?

Uncountable nouns are materials, concepts, information, etc. which are not individual objects and can not be counted.

information, water, understanding, wood, cheese, etc.

Uncountable nouns are always singular. Use the singular form of the verb with uncountable nouns:

There is some water in that pitcher.
That is the equipment we use for the project.

Adjectives with Countable and Uncountable Nouns.

Use a/an with countable nouns preceded by an adjective(s):

Tom is a very intelligent young man.
I have a beautiful grey cat.

Do not use a/an with uncountable nouns preceded by an adjective(s):

That is very useful information.
There is some cold beer in the fridge.

Some uncountable nouns in English are countable in other ********s. This can be confusing! Here is a list of some of the most common, easy to confuse uncountable nouns.

accommodation
advice
baggage
bread
equipment
furniture
garbage
information
knowledge
luggage
money
news
pasta
progress
research
travel
work

Obviously, uncountable nouns (especially different types of food) have forms that express plural concepts. These measurements or containers are countable:

water - a glass of water
equipment - a piece of equipment
cheese - a slice of cheese

Here are some of the most common containers / quantity expressions for these uncountable nouns:

accommodation - a place to stay
advice - a piece of advice
baggage - a piece of baggage
bread - a slice of bread, a loaf of bread
equipment - a piece of equipment
furniture - a piece of furniture
garbage - a piece of garbage
information - a piece of information
knowledge - a fact
luggage - a piece of luggage, a bag, a suitcase
money - a note, a coin
news - a piece of news
pasta - a plate of pasta, a serving of pasta
research - a piece of research, a research project
travel - a journey, a trip
work - a job, a position

Here are some more common uncountable food types with their container / quantity expressions:

liquids (water, beer, wine, etc.) - a glass, a bottle, a jug of water, etc.
cheese - a slice, a chunk, a piece of cheese
meat - a piece, a slice, a pound of meat
butter - a bar of butter
ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard - a bottle of, a tube of ketchup, etc.

[hairless17]

countable uncountable nouns
Countable Uncountable
There are two hairs in my tea! hair I don't have many hair.
There are there lights in our sitting room. light Close the doors. There's too much light!
Shhhhh! I thought I heard a noise. noise It's difficult to work when there is too much noise.
Have you got a paper to tear? (= newspaper) paper I want to draw a picture. Have you got some paper?
Our house has seven rooms. room Is four room for me to sit here?
We had a great time at the party. time Have you got time for a coffee?
Macbeth is one of Shakespeare's greatest works. work I have no money. I need work!

[cute_angel]

Thank you very much for that extreme explanation I think I've made you tired

sorry
Yeah as you said but for hair I was a bit confused but it's ok now

He is a fat man

this word can be replaced by an other word just for the sake of not hurting poeple's feelings